Blind Spots: Small Rural Communities and High Turnover in the Superintendency

• Published in: Journal of school leadership Vol. 24; no. 3; pp. 424 - 451
• Main Authors: Kamrath, Barry, Brunner, C. Cryss
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Rowman & Littlefield 01.05.2014; Sage Publications, Inc
• Subjects: Administrator Characteristics; Community Attitudes; Educational Finance; Educational Trends; Elementary Secondary Education; Employee turnover; Financial Problems; Interviews; Labor Turnover; Life Style; Occupational Mobility; Older Adults; Resistance (Psychology); Retirement; Rural Population; Rural Schools; School superintendents; Social Bias; Superintendents; United States (Midwest)

This article examines high superintendency turnover through rural community members' perceptions of such attrition in their districts. Findings indicate that community members perceived high turnover as negative and believed that turnover was created by financial pressures, rural community resi...